Table 5.1
Type of disability for adults and children with disabilities by sex, Canada1, 2001

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Age groups Hearing
Total2 Males Females
Total - all ages 1,061,890 588,580 473,310
Total - aged less than 15 years 23,750 14,230 9,520
0 to 4 F F F
5 to 9 10,800E 6,750E 4,040E
10 to 14 9,790E 5,880E 3,910E
Total - aged 15 years and over 1,038,140 574,350 463,780
15 to 64 462,980 262,980 200,000
15 to 24 20,550 10,650 9,900
25 to 44 108,530 56,720 51,800
45 to 64 333,900 195,610 138,300
65 and over 575,160 311,370 263,790
65 to 74 220,100 132,390 87,710
75 and over 355,060 178,980 176,080
Age groups Seeing
Total2 Males Females
Total - all ages 610,950 235,530 375,420
Total - aged less than 15 years 16,600 9,640 6,970
0 to 4 F F F
5 to 9 6,360E 4,130E F
10 to 14 8,150E 4,480E 3,670E
Total - aged 15 years and over 594,350 225,890 368,450
15 to 64 290,810 124,050 166,750
15 to 24 15,100 7,470 7,630
25 to 44 69,850 28,950 40,900
45 to 64 205,850 87,630 118,220
65 and over 303,540 101,840 201,700
65 to 74 99,370 33,330 66,040
75 and over 204,170 68,510 135,660
Age groups Speech3
Total2 Males Females
Total - all ages 429,660 234,980 194,670
Total - aged less than 15 years 66,940 45,290 21,650
0 to 4 … … …
5 to 9 36,240 24,690 11,550
10 to 14 30,710 20,610 10,100
Total - aged 15 years and over 362,720 189,690 173,030
15 to 64 240,160 121,060 119,100
15 to 24 33,790 19,700 14,090
25 to 44 92,200 48,180 44,020
45 to 64 114,170 53,190 60,980
65 and over 122,560 68,630 53,930
65 to 74 50,180 28,170 22,010
75 and over 72,380 40,460 31,920
1. The Canada total excludes the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
2. The sum of the values for each category may differ from the total due to rounding.
3. Not applicable to children 0 to 4 years of age.
Source: Statistics Canada, Participation and Activitiy Limitation Survey, 2001.